Abbott: Food courts can now reopen, waterparks are up next

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/26 1:58P Will Anderson

Gov. Greg Abbott took another step May 26 toward reopening the Texas economy, clearing the way for water parks and other businesses to resume operations. Here's how businesses are impacted by the regulations: • Driver education programs can...

Baylor Scott & White will lay off 1,200, furlough others, cut salaries to cope with COVID-19...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/26 12:17P Bill Hethcock

The layoffs amount to about 3 percent of Baylor’s workforce, the hospital system said in a statement.

After CEO departure, health care real estate firm names new top executive

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/26 4:07A Ryan Salchert

The promotion follows the departure of CEO and founding partner Jason Signor, who confirmed last week that he had left the company.

Employers grapple with question as they reopen: To test or not to test?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/26 1:49A Steve Eder, Ellen Gabler, Sarah

While public health experts and government officials have emphasized that widespread testing will be critical to reopening, there is little clear guidance from state and federal agencies on the role employers should play in detecting and tracking...

Wealthiest hospitals got billions in bailout for struggling health providers

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/25 7:21P

The riches are flowing in large part to hospitals that had already built up deep financial reserves to help them withstand an economic storm. Smaller, poorer hospitals are receiving tiny amounts of federal aid by comparison.

Dell Medical School graduates first class — see where the new docs are headed for residency

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/23 6:24A Will Anderson

The inaugural Dell Medical School class graduated the evening of May 21, a huge achievement for the 49 class members who are now preparing for residencies. It's also a major milestone for the University of Texas institution. Those 49 graduates...

8 steps to help accelerate your health care organization’s cash flow

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/21 5:52A Daniel Vincent, Director, and De

Disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is operationally and financially challenging for health care providers — creating rapid changes in projected volume and cash flow. And while these challenges introduce significant upheaval, they also...

Mandatory testing turned up something one nursing home did not expect

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/20 3:44A Jason Whitely

The state has embarked on a herculean effort to test more than 230,000 residents and staff at Texas’ 1,224 licensed nursing homes by the end of the month. “This disease is like no other we’ve treated before. No one presents with the classic signs...

US business takes on burden of testing employees for coronavirus

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/20 1:40A Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Da

As the Trump administration struggles to satisfy critics that it is testing enough people to control the coronavirus pandemic and start to revive the world’s largest economy, this part of the response to the public health crisis is increasingly...

Urgent care CEO adds new programs to survive the pandemic

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/19 10:18A Jonathan Adams

At the start of 2020, Dr. Juliet Breeze was ready to open more urgent care centers across the Houston area. Breeze, CEO at Houston-based Next Level Urgent Care, had just come off a strong year that saw three centers open.  “Our growth rate was...

Here’s why a COVID-19 vaccine isn't possible yet

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/19 8:51A Carolyn M. Proctor

Here's how much work must go into producing a new vaccine — and how much faster than usual it's going now for COVID-19.

UT Southwestern models show COVID-19 surge in Dallas-Fort Worth by July

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/19 2:49A Bill Hethcock

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Dallas-Fort Worth will likely more than double by early July even if current social distancing measures and other prevention steps continue, according to a report by the University of Texas Southwestern.

Three North Texas health systems team up on COVID-19 testing

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/18 10:09A Bill Hethcock

Three North Texas health systems are working together with lawmakers to expand access to COVID-19 testing and education in southern Dallas County.

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: These are the businesses that can reopen Monday

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/15 9:42A Jozelyn Escobedo and Jason Wheel

Texas recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday with state officials reporting 58 deaths. This comes just a few days before the next reopening phase of the economy. Beginning Monday, the next wave of businesses will reopen...

What’s life like in a Texas county with zero coronavirus cases?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/14 3:26A Teresa Woodard

GLEN ROSE, Texas — Somervell County did not discover and deploy a secret strategy that magically kept its approximately 9,500 residents healthy. But somehow, despite being located only about 55 miles from Fort Worth and 75 miles southwest of...